Do I need to lower my pH level?

recently I bought a pair of peacock gudgeons.. and ive been reading that their pH level should be between 6.8 - 7.2, my tank is around 7.6 - 7.8
my water hardess is also pretty hard and it recommends you put these fish in soft/moderate water?


I have 9 guppies, 3 mollies, a pleco, and 2 danios in this tank aswell.. I'm not completely sure what their pH level should be, nor their water hardness..
but ive read that u really shouldnt mess with adding chemicals to fix the pH in water. This could be harmful when doing water changes because the pH level will constantly change..

any suggestions?
please let me know, thank you so much :;hurryb x

 

recently I bought a pair of peacock gudgeons.. and ive been reading that their pH level should be between 6.8 - 7.2, my tank is around 7.6 - 7.8
my water hardess is also pretty hard and it recommends you put these fish in soft/moderate water?


I have 9 guppies, 3 mollies, a pleco, and 2 danios in this tank aswell.. I'm not completely sure what their pH level should be, nor their water hardness..
but ive read that u really shouldnt mess with adding chemicals to fix the pH in water. This could be harmful when doing water changes because the pH level will constantly change..

any suggestions?
please let me know, thank you so much :;hurryb x

The safeist way to lower Ph is add driftwood and if your tank is cycled you should not see that big of a swing my 10 gallon ranges 7.5 to 7.7 and my hardness ranges 100 to 110 and my tap is 8.5 and my hardness is 250 so by me adding the driftwood it helped. Plus most fish adapt to the Ph over time. And to lower the hardness is to get Fluval peat pellets and gradually add them to a filter mesh bag and stick them in the filter basket.

 

JessiNoel is right on the money with using natural materials, but ESPECIALLY with her comment that "most fish adapt to pH over time."

I don't recommend altering your pH. Your fish will be fine at 7.8, as long as the pH is stable. Altering the pH makes it harder on you because you have to put more thought and effort into maintaining the altered pH at a stable level.

I can't comment on the fish needing soft water except to say that I, personally, would not worry about that either.

 

As long as you use the drib method for introducing fish yoy should be fine

 

I wouldn't worry.

In MOST fish (I'm sure there may be an exception or two, and of course within reason...we're not talking a Ph of two here or some such), stable Ph is much more important then a specific Ph range. And the more your altered/monkeyed with the natural range of your aquarium the harder it will be to keep it stable, especially if you need to do a big water change.

 

I wouldn't worry.

In MOST fish (I'm sure there may be an exception or two, and of course within reason...we're not talking a Ph of two here or some such), stable Ph is much more important then a specific Ph range. And the more your altered/monkeyed with the natural range of your aquarium the harder it will be to keep it stable, especially if you need to do a big water change.

True but I knew I had to lower mine but the again I had the driftwood in the tank while cycling with no fish so I did not have to worry about the Ph shock.